RMC Extra Board
Welcome to Craftsman Extra Board! This section is updated periodically with short features contributed by our readers, as well as some recent favorites straight from the pages of Railroad Model Craftsman. Check back as we continue to add new articles!
September 15, 2022
Welcome to Cass County
Grain, feed, and fertilizer are the lifelines of Tom Johnson’s freelanced HO scale short line set in northern Indiana in the late 1970s.
September 14, 2022
Yakima Valley Traction Steeple Cab No. 298
Commercial parts and Stanton drives combined to create a unique HO electric freight motor that served Yakima Valley Traction through the 1980s.
August 22, 2022
Let’s Run Trains: James EuDaly’s Chesapeake & Ohio
It’s 1949 on James EuDaly’s O scale Chesapeake & Ohio centered around Hinton, W.Va., hosting a busy schedule of freight and passenger trains, as well as turning and servicing locomotives for their next run.
August 22, 2022
Capturing the Trackside Perspective
Lance Mindheim shares simple ideas and techniques to capture the excitement of being trackside on your model railroad.
July 25, 2022
Richard Rands’ On30 Mineral & Southfork Railway
This freelanced O scale narrow gauge layout is inspired by the mining history of Alaska, and will be featured as part of the home layout tours during the 2022 NMRA National Convention in St. Louis.
July 25, 2022
DCC Sound Upgrades for Brass Steam
How to upgrade old imported brass steam locomotive models with improved DCC sound and keep-alive circuits.
July 11, 2022
BAPM 2022: The San Francisco Bay Area’s Prototype Modelers Meet
Modelers from across the west came to Richmond, Calif., in June for the 17th Annual Bay Area Prototype Modelers Meet.
June 20, 2022
Steve Goaring’s Illinois Terminal O’Fallon Branch
Set in the summer of 1961, Steve Goaring’s HO scale model railroad hosts relaxed operations on the Illinois Terminal O’Fallon Branch
June 20, 2022
Corrugated Steel from Tin Foil
It’s easy to make your own corrugated steel panels from embossed tin foil to enhance the look of a standard Walthers structure kit.
May 17, 2022
Joe Visintine’s East Bluff Terminal
Joe Visintine’s HO scale East Bluff Terminal model railroad is based on the urban switching districts around St. Louis.
